LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Monday afternoon at 5:11 p.m., Deputy Sawyer Laffoon was dispatched to the 3600 north block of County Line Road in reference to an unconscious subject.
A motorist traveling on County Line Road observed an individual lying on an access road just east of County Line Road.
The subject was identified as 50-year-old Nicholas E. Irvine of Michigan City. Life-saving services were provided to Irvine at the scene by responding personnel. Irvine was transported by ground to an area hospital.
A deputy located a vehicle that Irvine had recently been operating. The vehicle, a 2009 Chevrolet, crashed in a ditch located in an agriculture field between County Road 1100 West and County Line Road, just south of County Road 400 North. The on-scene investigation determined the vehicle entered the field from a nearby access road.
Deputies later learned Irvine was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Toxicology test results are pending. An autopsy will be performed to determine cause and manner of the death. No further information is available for release.